new hunter wants help

First Aid kit is the MOST IMPORTANT THING in my opinion, its one of thouse things you think its "optional" but the day you need to use you it and didnt bring it you will be kicking yourself. ;) I've got a neat little one I packed with gauze, bandages, a pessure bandage, a few alcohol pads and a bottle of "Super"/"Crazy" Glue. I rotate what I have in it though every year so expiry dates arnt a problem :D

Other then that carry water, food, the regulation pages which are relivant, the licenses/tags you need, layer up your clothing and learn to use a map and compass, which wont be needed too much if you hunt in Southern Ontario, hard to get lost just walk in a stright line and you will find a road :p

Dimitri
 
Find areas with lots of activity or listen to the land owner and set yourself up downwind from where you expect to shoot. Then wait lots and if you have to pee, take your rifle with you, I screwed up this way once, ONCE!
 
Get a good topo map of the area you are hunting in, study it and look for major landmarks and features. This will help you out a lot, so you aren't too surprised when you go to your area and see big friggin hills or find a surprise swamp. Also see if google maps has a satellite pic of the area so you can get an idea of where features are and if there is residential and commercial property near you. I take a look at my hunting areas because on the ground in dense bush you tend to forget there may be people and houses/cabins near you. Also the sat pics will show logging roads and trails that may not be on a topo map made in 1994. I've printed out overlays to bring along while scouting out areas and marking points with my GPS. I also carry a compass as a back up, with the declination set for the area I am hunting in.

When I sight my rifle, I sight it in, let it cool and shoot a 2 round grouping to see how much change there is. Hot barrels shoot differently then cold barrels and lets face it, you aren't going to warm up the barrel before you line up and drop a critter.

Here's my pack from top to bottom (main compartment)
1. first aid kit
2. rain gear (pants and jacket packed in a stuff sack)
3. polar fleece (p&j in a stuff sack)
3. freeze dried meals (I can pack 4 meals in a small area)
4. featherlite stove
5. bright orange tarp (small 5 by 8 and rope and tent pegs tightly rolled together)
6. spare batteries for flashlight/radio/gps new in pack
main outer pouch
1. mini maglite
2. water/windproof matches and lighter
3. signal mirror
4. water purifying tabs
5. spare multitool tied to grommet with 4 feet of orange para cord
6. cell phone charged but not on in waterproof bag
7. small army issue cook kit

left outer pouch
1. toque (5 mile orange)
2. spare gloves
3. fire starters
4. pen flare and 4 spare flares

right outer pouch
1. fuel for stove

On the left strap I have a bright orange fox40 whistle and on the right my back up compass. I carry my GPS, binoculars and gmrs radio in my jacket. I also dress in layers with goretex being the outer layer (why pack raingear you ask??? well goretex can get ripped in the bush and wet and cold is bad) . Ammunition is also carried on my person in a dry bag in my coat pocket. It all balances out and its nice to

seems like a lot but its fairly light, and good to have.
 
cereal83 said:
Hunting in Ontario ISN'T that bad. I mean Ontario does seem to be the biggest province.
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Not to nitpick or hijack anyone's post, but there are two other provinces and two territories ahead of Ontario in that category. :p
 
The 5 Biggest Divisions in Canada:

5) British Columbia 364,764 miles^2

4) Ontario 415,598 miles^2

3) NWT 519,734 miles^2

2) Quebec 595,391 miles^2

1) Nunavut 808,185 miles^2

:p

Dimitri
 
I have a couple of check lists in Microsoft Excel - one for clothing and gear and the other for food related items. These lists are easily circulated to your hunting buddies and can be updated easily.

These were prepared by professional hunters and expanded by me.

Just send me your e-mail address and I will have these on their way to you within minutes.

And don't forget that going hunting for a week or so for moose in an isolated area will require different things than going out weekend hunting for small games or duck hunting.

Enjoy your hunting - getting ready for my moose hunting trip (starting 23 Sept) on the way to James Bay and thank you for the reminder.

Duke1
 
duke1 said:
I have a couple of check lists in Microsoft Excel - one for clothing and gear and the other for food related items. These lists are easily circulated to your hunting buddies and can be updated easily.

These were prepared by professional hunters and expanded by me.

Just send me your e-mail address and I will have these on their way to you within minutes.

And don't forget that going hunting for a week or so for moose in an isolated area will require different things than going out weekend hunting for small games or duck hunting.

Enjoy your hunting - getting ready for my moose hunting trip (starting 23 Sept) on the way to James Bay and thank you for the reminder.

Duke1
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if you dont mind.i,ll take a copy of your list:D
 
Frank, if you send me the check lists I'll upload them and sticky them to the top of the page till hunting season is over.;)

Save you a bunch of emailing.
 
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